American light twin-engine aircraft
TheCessna 404 Titan is an American twin-engined, light aircraft built byCessna Aircraft . It was the company's largest twin piston-engined aircraft at the time of its development in the 1970s. Its US military designation isC-28 , andSwedish Air Force designationTp 87 .[ 1]
Design and development [ edit ] The aft doors on the left side The Cessna 404 was a development of theCessna 402 with an enlargedvertical tail and other changes. Theprototype first flew on February 26, 1975. It is powered by two 375 hp/280 kWturbocharged Continental Motors GTSIO-520 piston engines. Two versions were offered originally; theTitan Ambassador passenger aircraft for ten passengers, and theTitan Courier utility aircraft for passengers or cargo. By early 1982 seven different variants were available, including a pure cargo version, theTitan Freighter . The Freighter was fitted with a strengthened floor, cargo doors, and its interior walls and ceiling were made from impact-resistantpolycarbonate materials to minimize damage in the event of cargo breaking free in-flight.
Titan Ambassador – Basic 10-seat passenger aircraft.Titan Ambassador II – Ambassador with factory fittedavionics .Titan Ambassador III – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.Titan Courier – Convertible passenger/cargo version.Titan Courier II – Courier with factory fitted avionics.Titan Freighter – Cargo version.Titan Freighter II – Freighter with factory fitted avionics.C-28A Titan – Designation given to two aircraft purchased by theUnited States Navy .[ 2] Australia United States United Kingdom Bahamas Bolivia Colombia Dominican Republic Hong Kong Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Sweden Tanzania United States Puerto Rico Specifications (Ambassador I)[ edit ] Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81[ 11]
General characteristics
Crew: 2Capacity: 6–8 passengersLength: 39 ft6+ 1 ⁄4 in (12.046 m)Wingspan: 46 ft8+ 1 ⁄4 in (14.230 m)Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)Wing area: 242.0 sq ft (22.48 m2 )Aspect ratio : 9.0:1Empty weight: 4,816 lb (2,185 kg)Max takeoff weight: 8,400 lb (3,810 kg)Fuel capacity: 340 US gal (280 imp gal; 1,300 L)Performance
Maximum speed: 267 mph (430 km/h, 232 kn) at 16,000 ft (4,900 m)Cruise speed: 188 mph (302 km/h, 163 kn) (econ cruise) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)Stall speed: 81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) flaps down, power offNever exceed speed : 274 mph (441 km/h, 238 kn) (Calibrated airspeed )Range: 2,120 mi (3,410 km, 1,840 nmi)Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,900 m)Rate of climb: 1,575 ft/min (8.00 m/s)Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 2,367 ft (721 m)Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 2,130 ft (650 m)A Cessna 404 Titan (left) with square windows beside a pressurizedCessna 421 (right) with round windows Related development
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^ Urban Fredriksson (October 4, 2006)."Swedish Military Aircraft Designations" . RetrievedSeptember 26, 2012 . ^ Johnson 2013 , p. 375^ Hagedorn 1993 , p. 140^ GainesFlight International 6 November 1982 , p. 1386^ Hagedorn 1993 , p. 111^ Air International April 1986 , p. 170^ Hagedorn 1993 , p. 138^ ANUARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE DEFENSA 2020 . Grupo Edefa. 2020. p. 176.^ "FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Fuerzas Aéreas: Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua" . December 2015.^ GainesFlight International 6 November 1982 , p. 1374^ Taylor 1980 , pp. 326–327"Always Ready: Hong Kong's Auxiliaries".Air International . Vol. 30, no. 4. April 1986. pp. 168– 171, 174. Hagedorn, Daniel P. (1993).Central American and Caribbean Air Forces . Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.ISBN 0-85130-210-6 . Gaines, Mike (November 6, 1982)."World's Air Forces 1982" .Flight International . Vol. 122, no. 3835. pp. 1327– 1388. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985) . Orbis Publishing.Johnson, E.R. (2013).American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland.ISBN 978-0786462698 . Simpson, R.W. (1991).Airlife's General Aviation . Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing.ISBN 1-85310-194-X . Taylor, John W. R. , ed. (1980).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81 . London: Jane's Publishing Company.ISBN 0-7106-0705-9 .
Model numbers Civilian names Military designations Foreign variants
Single-engine Twin-engine Four engines Cessna Citation family
Helicopters Gliders Military Aircraft names Licensees People Other a Redesignated during development •
b Not built •
c Produced only by Reims •
d Transferred to
Beechcraft during development •
e Early models had no "I" suffix; some sources call these aircraft the
Citation 500
Army/Air Force sequence (1925–1962) Tri-service sequence (1962–present) Revived original sequence (2005–present) Non-sequential designations Related designations 1 Not assigned • 2 Assigned to multiple types • 3 Unconfirmed
By role
Attack aircraft (A) Bombers (B) Army aeroplanes (Fpl) Gliders2 (G/ Lg/ Se) Helicopter2 (Hkp) Fighters (J) Advanced trainers (Ö) Trials aircraft (P) Reconnaissance (S) Trainers (Sk) Torpedo bombers (T) Transports (Trp/Tp)
Post–1940 unified sequence Italics Pre-unification designations • 1 Assigned to multiple types • 2 Not unified with main sequence